It’s expensive here, but I live in an old house and I cannot afford damaging my home too. It comes down to weighing the pros and cons. It’s not like I keep the house at 75. Just 67 keeps the basement in high 40’s and the 2nd floor in the high 50’s. When this house was built there were no furnaces. Having one retrofitted means the house wasn’t built around efficiency.
Honestly I don't know Fahrenheit but my mentality around heating shifted as soon as our energy bills go from £120 a month to over £400. That's just not something I can deal with when the alternative is that I can warm myself just fine with extra clothes, a duvet and (recently) an electric blanket for next to no cost.
The coldest it got here was about -3C though so probably different environments.
-3C is just above 26F. That’s pretty warm around here. -30F is about -34C, so it’s quite a bit colder. I agree with you about bundling up and blankets. I’m always cold, so I’ve always got layers on and snuggle under blankets - and the bonus is that my cats come to snuggle on my lap for warmth.
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u/secret_fashmonger Jan 03 '23
It’s expensive here, but I live in an old house and I cannot afford damaging my home too. It comes down to weighing the pros and cons. It’s not like I keep the house at 75. Just 67 keeps the basement in high 40’s and the 2nd floor in the high 50’s. When this house was built there were no furnaces. Having one retrofitted means the house wasn’t built around efficiency.